Telescopes and space missions Research update Huge telescope will struggle to find extraterrestrial life Advanced civilizations could be too quiet Read article: Huge telescope will struggle to find extraterrestrial life
Telescopes and space missions Research update NASA unveils ‘ten cool things’ seen by Moon mission The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter celebrates its birthday in pictures Read article: NASA unveils ‘ten cool things’ seen by Moon mission
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exoplanet mass calculated directly Measuring the mass of 'hot Jupiter' reveals an atmosphere in turmoil Read article: Exoplanet mass calculated directly
Telescopes and space missions Research update Exoplanet caught on the move Tracking the orbit of a gas giant Read article: Exoplanet caught on the move
Telescopes and space missions News Japan launches mission to Venus Akatsuki craft set to measure the climate on our near-neighbour Read article: Japan launches mission to Venus
Planetary science Research update Melting ice amplifies Arctic warming Re-analysis links disappearing sea ice with strong Arctic temperature rise Read article: Melting ice amplifies Arctic warming
Planetary science Research update Volcanic hazards could become fiercer and more frequent Melting ice could increase volcanic activity in the 21st century, warn geologists Read article: Volcanic hazards could become fiercer and more frequent
Planetary science Research update Dwarf planets are not space potatoes A lower limit on the size of dwarf planets Read article: Dwarf planets are not space potatoes
Telescopes and space missions Research update Physicists find a particle accelerator in the sky Radio waves suggest lightning 'sprites' create powerful electron beams Read article: Physicists find a particle accelerator in the sky
Telescopes and space missions News Obama sets out Mars mission US president calls for NASA to send a manned mission to orbit the red planet Read article: Obama sets out Mars mission
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